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On-the-fly semiclassical study of internal conversion rates of formaldehyde.
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Journal of Chemical Physics . Oct2013, Vol. 139 Issue 15, p154311. 8p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 6 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Internal conversion is an inherently quantum mechanical process. To date, 'ab initio' computation of internal conversion rates was limited to harmonic based approximations. These are questionable since the typical transition to the ground electronic state occurs at energies which are far from the harmonic limit. It is thus of interest to study the applicability of the Semiclassical Initial Value Representation (SCIVR) approach which is in principle amenable to 'on the fly' studies even with 'many' degrees of freedom. In this work we apply the Herman-Kluk-SCIVR methodology to compute the internal conversion rates for formaldehyde for a variety of initial vibronic states. The SCIVR computation gives reasonable agreement with experiment, while the harmonic approximation typically gives rates that are too high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219606
- Volume :
- 139
- Issue :
- 15
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Chemical Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 91552555
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4825040